family travel

Travel with kids requires a completely different planning process than traveling alone, or even as a couple.  Planning a family vacation can be a daunting task; trying to fit in everyone’s interests, and finding age-appropriate activities for every family member… no parent wants to go in blind.  The amount of gear you need to pack is enough to keep some parents home. 

Searching family travel blogs and websites makes planning so much easier, by reading the travel tips and reviews written by parents who’ve been there.  Parents can compare those reviews to their own family’s interests and tolerances to get a good idea of where to go and what to avoid.  Many travel blogs will include reviews of the nearby restaurants.  Parents will also find great tips on travel gear, saving money, and keeping kids occupied en route. 

Most travel is educational for kids by experiencing a place first-hand and giving them knowledge they can draw on later.  Kids who’ve traveled to museums or monuments, even for field trips, score better on tests on those subjects.  

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “family travel”

• New York and the Enmeshed Family

  
  Sexuality Happens — Authority: 472
  I’m not a very spontaneous person, but last Wednesday, I did a very spontaneous thing. I book last minute stand by flights to and from New York so I could go home with Q for Christmas. I’m Jewish. Christmas has never been a big deal to my family. Perhaps brunch at a nice hotel, or going to see an opening day ...
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• You Can’t Go Home Again

  
  Let's Go Ride a Bike — Authority: 425
  You can’t go home to a trailer park and farm in North Carolina again, not after living the simple bicycling lifestyle in Chicago for three years. It’s not that folks from my hometown read my blog and hate me for portraying them as bumpkins, a modern and predictably crappy remake of Thomas Wolfe, simply that my ...
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• Ski vacation: hit the slopes in Utah

  
  Orbitz Blog — Authority: 129
  By Kate Schwartz Move over Colorado, Summit County isn’t the only amazing spot for a ski vacation . As snow begins to blanket the west, Utah is seeing a good amount of powder and an even better base. Most runs are open at Utah ski resorts, and ski enthusiasts are coming out of the woodwork. Whether you are a ...
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• W2

  
  Disaster Kitchen — Authority: 116
  Internets, this is the third separate blog post Ive started over the past week to try to explain both my recent absence (in person Christmas-ing!) and where I am for the holidays.Before leaving Mpls, I was busy being all sorts of festive: I sent out all my Christmas cards, had a cookie-baking and -decorating ...
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• What Lies Beneath? Intriguing Cold War online exhibit from Britain’s Imperial War Museum

  
  Family Travel Guide — Authority: 112
  A recent letter from one of my readers led me to a terrific “online exhibition” about British experiences in the Cold War - it is very well done and would be suitable for tweens and teens, whether they’re on a trip to the UK or not…. From reader Tom: “Hi Sheila, My name is Tom and I’m from the UK. Just ...
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• Punta Delgada

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 142
  Punta Delgada is a great place to observe southern elephant seals.
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• Arizona Museum of Natural History

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 142
  Arizona Museum of Natural History is a great place to learn about prehistoric Arizona.
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• Reino Aventura: nearly three decades of amusement

  
  Mexico Vacation Travels Pictures, Reviews, & Deals — Authority: 132
  When you bring the entire family to a vacation , it is certain that the kids will want to go to some place where they will also have fun and get to enjoy their time away from home. A sure fire way to let the kids have fun is to bring them to an amusement park! Reino Aventura or Adventure Kingdom in English, has ...
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• Visit a Texas Family Farm

  
  Traveling Mom — Authority: 133
  If you prefer organic or local foods, youll enjoy visiting a Texas family farm. Most of the farms are quite small but produce everything from pastured poultry, to grass fed beef, to cheese, in addition to fresh fruits and vegetables. The farmers are proud of what they do and many open their farms to visitors so that ...
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• Accommodations Choices When You Are in Breckenridge

  
  SmartHealthForLife.com — Authority: 169
  If you are looking for a place to stay in Breckenridge, Colorado, it is probable to be overwhelmed by the number of existing possibilities you have to evaluate and decide on. Searching the internet generally turns out URLs of various kinds of lodging like ski-in, ski-out accommodations or vacation homes. Based on ...
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• My Family Vacation Needs Another Family

  
  Traveling Mom — Authority: 133
  This is one of those things you don’t want to admit. But I’m gonna take a chance here that I’m not the only one who finds it easier and – I’ll say it– more fun, to go on vacation with another family. In fact, I’m going to go even further and say that without another [...]
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• Tiny Travel Tools: One HOT Bottle

  
  Traveling Mom — Authority: 133
  There have been a handful times in my mother-hood that I discovered a product so thoughtful, so handy, so hip that I wanted to track down the inventor and give them a big ol’ kiss on the mouth.  This is one of those times. I give you the self-heating bottle by Iiamo.I can’t tell you the ways that [...]
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• Urban Meyer To Resign: Health Concerns Push Florida Football Coach To Quit

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 164
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Urban Meyer resigned Saturday as Florida’s football coach after five seasons and two national titles because of health concerns that came to light when he suffered chest pains following the SEC championship game earlier this month View original post here:  Urban Meyer To Resign: Health ...
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• Deer Valley Rock Art Center

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 142
  A trip to Deer Valley Rock Art Center offers families insight to the early cultures of Arizona and the American Southwest.
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• Watamu

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 142
  Watamu may be one of the oldest beach resorts in Kenya but it is also one of the least developed.
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• New Passport of Infant Renew Passports for Adults

  
  Travelogue The Daily Travel Blog of Vagabond Journey.com — Authority: 127
  Baby Petra applies for her first US passport, Wade and Chaya renew theirs –10 years is a magical number for a USA traveler.No, this has nothing to do with the Pythagoreans or any other classical cult, but because of the fact that a US passport has a 10 year life time.My passport has now croaked.I [...]
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• A Family Ski Holiday For Complete Beginners

  
  rotatelogs.com — Authority: 167
  If you are on the look out for a different type of holiday for your family you could try a ski holiday. It does not make any difference even if none of you can actually ski as almost all ski resorts have ski schools where you can all learn to ski in an enjoyable and relaxed environment. No prior knowledge of any ...
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  Traveling Mom — Authority: 133
  Cruising with the family can be the perfect antidote to life’s stresses, but it is important to budget both your time and money for this relaxing getaway. Because of that, cruising from a port close to home may be the perfect remedy.The trend toward homeports has been steadily gathering steam since the 1980s. ...
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• Ask the Locals Travel Guide: Hershey, Pennsylvania & Beyond

  
  Peter Greenberg Worldwide — Authority: 529
  Forget about leaving cookies under the tree for Santa. It’s all about chocolate this weekend. Peter’s radio show is broadcasting from the center of chocolate heaven, Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. With chocolate experts, chocolate historians and chocolate-centric authors, as well as the latest travel news ...
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• Travel Health Insurance Plans For American Travelers

  
  Finance Revealed - Credit, loans, mortgages, refinance, investments... — Authority: 135
  Many Americans may be surprised to learn that the insurance plan that covers them at home may not provide the same coverage when they are travelling overseas. Some travelers discover too late that purchasing travel insurance protection is the only way to protect yourself when travelling abroad.
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